Add-On Releases - vBookie for vBulletin 4

Please See the first post for a F.A.Q.
I will endevour to link to useful posts within this thread there as I spot them. You should check there before posting issues etc.

This is a port of vBookie for vBulletin 3.5 by Andreas which was a port of vBookie - vBulletin Betting Hack by tjdrico. Permission was given by tjdrico to port this.

vBookie is a 'bookmakers' or betting extension to vBulletin. It enables authorised members to post Events and Outcomes that forum members can bet on. Each Outcome has its own set of odds, and odds can be modified through the life of an Event (bets that are placed are stored with the prevailing odds, so even if the odds change, your users are paid at the correct rate).

Once the results are known, Events can be settled and forums members awarded their winnings.

vBookie uses its own vCash by default, but this has no more use than as 'bragging rights'.

Although vBookie does not have any built-in facility to integrate with any other store hacks, it's a very simple job to hack vBookie itself to integrate it with any store/points system you care to use.

Install Instructions
1. Unzip product file
2. Upload files from 'Upload' folder to your forum
3. Install product XML
[S]4. Edit "newthread" template as per readme.txt ionstructions[/S]
5. Set usergroup permissions
6. Set vBookie settings
7. Enjoy.
8. Check out Dismounted's Activity Stream addon
9. Click Mark As Installed and Rate

Upgrade instructions
same as above, but undo edits made in point 4 if upgrading from pre 4.0.7! (see readme.txt for more info)

Version Control
4.0.0 (19 Jan '10 ) - Initial Release
4.0.1 (21 Jan '10 ) - Removed some junk from templates, added enable private bets option
4.0.2 (24 Jan '10 ) - fixed options for hiding vcash, added some more stuff to teh settings screen, added some vCash utilities (reset balances, give to everyone, set default balance) and fixed some template bugs.
4.0.3 (25 Jan '10) - fixed bugs I introduced in 4.0.2 see post #109
4.0.4 (25 Jan '10) - fixed time zone not being saved, can delete events, + plus a couple other things.
4.0.5 (Australia Day '10) - no longer uses bitfields for permissions, fixed vCash display, fixed stats page error
4.0.6 (27 Jan '10) - fixed TABLE PREFIX issue in vBookie stats page
4.0.7 (23 Mar '10) - fixed redirect bug when editing events, fixed display of cash holdings in events, added plugin to make template mods (no template mods needed now) and updated code to 4.0.2 standards, added hooks for vbcredits integration.
NOTE 0- if upgrading from pre 4.0.7, you will need to eitehr revert your "newthread" temp[late, or manually undo template edits as there is now a plugin which does this for you. Check teh readme.txt in the archive for more info.
4.0.8 (31 May '10) - hopefully fixed bug with updating number of outcomes when editing events. To upgrade from previous version (4.0.7) just overwrite vbookie.php
4.0.9 (25 July 10) - Added ability to select Reputation points for currency. Phrased had coded text. Fixed bug in displaying vCash balance in postbit.
4.2.0 (21 August 12) Added in navigation manager Code for vBulletin 4.2, disabled old nav plugin
4.2.1 (24 January 13) Added missing template, fixed Nav code, fixed some small bugs

[Delilahs]

Installed 4.04
Rebuilt all bitfields
created vbookie event.

No-one, not even admins can actually make a bet on it.

Is there a quick fix Dartho?

[dartho]

@Delilahs - Install, rebuild bitfields, change usergroup permissions (check they stick), change forum permissions...

I'm thinking I'm going to remove using bitfields for permissiosn management and go for an old school "What usergroups can bet/edit/create?" type scenario...

I hope to get some time this evening.

[Delilahs]

Dartho, tried all those options and it isn't working.

[TimberFloorAu]

Originally Posted by dartho

@Delilahs - Install, rebuild bitfields, change usergroup permissions (check they stick), change forum permissions...

I'm thinking I'm going to remove using bitfields for permissiosn management and go for an old school "What usergroups can bet/edit/create?" type scenario...

I hope to get some time this evening.

Sounds like the best option mate

[dartho]

OK - I just installed on a virgin install I had on localhost (which was RC4) - it behaved in teh same manner some describe here (errors on stats, can't bet etc) but after frantically clicking , typing adjusting permissions etc for 3 minutes it all came good.

I do not know how, or why - but it did.

I will, when I get time, start a fresh install and try again (and document everyting I do) to try and track the issue down.

Make sure you make the template edit to NEWTHREAD template also

[jonty]

Originally Posted by dartho

OK - I just installed on a virgin install I had on localhost (which was RC4) - it behaved in teh same manner some describe here (errors on stats, can't bet etc) but after frantically clicking , typing adjusting permissions etc for 3 minutes it all came good.

I do not know how, or why - but it did.

I will, when I get time, start a fresh install and try again (and document everyting I do) to try and track the issue down.

Make sure you make the template edit to NEWTHREAD template also

Just noticed the change (aligns the check box with others) :up: (I'd done it manually before)

I've now managed to mess up the table showing the news and events but it's a test site so not important (table showing news and events not showing the right cell border after the date)

[jonty]

We currently show the vCash through a custom navbar edit.

From a quick look it'll now go in the header - I should really make these change into product rather than template edits :erm:

(we have a sub-forum for just vBookie bets, so the vCash link (called vButtons - it's a long story ) links to there, rather than the vbookie .php page.)

[merk_aus]

Jonty that looks like your using 3.8!

Good Work on this Dartho

[jonty]

Originally Posted by merk_aus

Jonty that looks like your using 3.8!

Good Work on this Dartho

That was
Looking for something similar in 4 as part of the migration

[Rat1972]

i uninstalled and i reinstalled, but still db problem with stats. Anyone a idea to fix this?